con·strict

(kən-strĭkt′)

v. con·strict·ed, con·strict·ing, con·stricts

v.tr.

1. To make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing.

2. To squeeze or compress.

3. To restrict the scope or freedom of; cramp: lives constricted by poverty.

v.intr.

To become constricted.

[Latin cōnstringere, cōnstrict-, to compress; see constrain.]

con·stric′tive adj.

con·stric′tive·ly adv.

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constricted

(kənˈstrɪktɪd)

adj

narrowedinhibited; limited

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	constricted - especially tense; especially in some dialects phonetics - the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis tense - pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
	2.	constricted - drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically; "a constricted blood vessel"; "a constricted view of life" unconstricted - not constricted physically or by extension psychologically; "healthy unconstricted arteries"

Translations

constricted

[kənˈstrɪktɪd] ADJ [space] → limitado, reducido; [freedom, movement] → restringido (Phon) → constrictivo
to feel constricted (by clothes etc) → sentirse constreñido
I feel constricted by these regulations → me siento constreñido por estas reglas

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constricted

[kənˈstrɪktɪd] adj

[throat] → serré(e)

constricted

[kənˈstrɪktɪd] adj (movements) → limitato/a; (point of view) → ristretto/a